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Margreta Carr posted an update 8 hours, 35 minutes ago
#cooperation Just in passing, thought I’d post this for reference in regard to my comments that the NDP is trying very hard to continue its push to the centre at our expense. Will post further on the subject when time allows.
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Carolyn A White-Weatherson posted an update 10 hours, 45 minutes ago
#renewal #communications #whyimaliberal Here’s a video of why this Yogini is a Liberal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY2kxkr9jFY&feature=channel
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Jeff Marshall posted an update 11 hours, 30 minutes ago
#tordan Now that the byelection campaign is fully funded, I encrouage all of you from the GTA to get out and help Grant Gordon. This will be a huge statement win and set the tone for the rest of this parliament and into the next election. I live in Newfoundland, so I can’t help myself. But, I urge those of you who can to get out there and talk…[Read more]
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Stéphane Dion posted an update 12 hours, 40 minutes ago
At Question Period on Friday, February 17, 2012, Mr. Dion asked a very precise question on the cost of federal elderly benefits in proportion to Canada’s Gross Domestic Product.
This is a very important issue, because if Mr. Dion’s numbers are right – if the federal elderly benefits are only to increase by one percentage point over two decades…[Read more]
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Thank you Mr. Dion! It is nice to know our government and the (not very) Honorable Diane Finley are using “facts”. Not the facts supplied by the Chief Actuary of Canada or by the Parliamentary Budget Officer … those are just opinions … no, our government is sticking to the “facts”. Apparently they can’t, or won’t, say what those facts…[Read more]
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Great job Mr. Dion! It is no doubt a real grind to get the press and Canadian’s to reflect upon the actual numbers rather than the more sensational aspects of OAS and the Conservative budget in general, but if we can succeed in shifting the public discourse in this direction, we may have some success in forcing the Conservatives to backtrack on…[Read more]
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Stéphane Dion posted an update 12 hours, 41 minutes ago
Lors de la période des questions du vendredi 17 février 2012, M. Dion a posé une question très précise sur le coût du régime fédéral de prestations aux personnes âgées par rapport au produit intérieur brut du Canada.
Il s’agit d’une très importante question car si les chiffres de M. Dion sont exacts, c’est-à-dire s’il s’avère que le coût de…[Read more]
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Audrey Grenier-Williams posted an update 13 hours, 23 minutes ago
#agriculture, We need to be helping our local farmers. To me,Agriculture is one of the most important resources that we have! We must create #policy that helps with funding and some form of tax break for all farmers. Also I think we should incourage young people to go into the field so we can keep Canada ”local” instead of buying outside the country.
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Marcelle Marion posted an update 1 day, 1 hour ago
Does anyone know about the supporter category and when it will be implemented? At the recent Westmount-V-M meeting it was noted no supporter category will be implemented for some time? If this is correct, i am at a lost to understand why I signed up for Victory Fund and why I spent a lot of money to go to the Convention. I have at least a dozen…[Read more]
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Hello Marcelle,
The LPC does have a supporter category as it was adopted at the last biennial convention in Ottawa. You can direct your friends to the top banner on liberal.ca (see top of this page) and encourage them to sign up. -
Well Andre,then what do they mean when they say”free registration coming soon”?
How many supporters have signed up since the convention? LPC really needs to increase its data base and ”supporters” are the key.
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John Bourassa posted an update 1 day, 2 hours ago
#internationaltrade Canada just lost its larges oil service company in Alberta Flint Energy, to an American company. Will Canada take any protective measures to protect our companies from being taken over?
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Doug Brydges posted an update 1 day, 4 hours ago
Question for André Brisebois:
Let’s say a Party member is already contributing monthly but not as a Victory Fund contributor, and he/she wants to continue contributing monthly but as a Victory Fund member. How can this be changed easily?
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Hi Doug,
You can either email victory@liberal.ca or call 1-877-542-4271. Easy as that, cheers!-
Thanks for the info André!
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Corey D posted an update 1 day, 6 hours ago
#siteweb. Hmmm. The website has automatically decided that I prefer my profile and personal settings to be in French, despite that I have selected English as my preferred language. I think there are still some updates to be done!
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Oh I thought my computer was the only one! Hey I guess this is one way to perfect one’s french.
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Hi Pawel,
See my response above to Corey…
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Hi Corey,
Try the following steps… on top of the community’s discussion thread, click on the ”my profile” tab. Then click on ”edit”. You should be able to change your language preference and the language of the discussion thread. If that doesn’t work, write to web@email.liberal.ca. Bonne chance!
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Judith Lindsay Kellock posted an update 1 day, 11 hours ago
#website#IT #donate : I am sorry to be such a moaner but for weeks now I have been trying to update my contribution to the Victory Fund. I had to get a new credit card a while ago and forgot to update. Since then I have tried to donate on site without success. I tried the number I was given but nobody answered. I left my name only once. I filled…[Read more]
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Judith,
From my experience, the best way by far to resolve financial issues with the Liberal Party is to call the following number during regular business hours: 1-800-701-7789. Usually you get someone right away and they resolve your issues immediately.
Regards,
Jon Lawrence
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Hi Judith,
I’ve passed on to my colleagues so you should hear back from them shortly.-
I did call it, Jonathan. Many times.
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I got through today on the phone, this afternoon. Took only a few minutes to give them my new credit card expiry date.
Hang in there (and try calling mid afternoon)
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Judith Lindsay Kellock posted an update 1 day, 14 hours ago
#membership Do we know for certain we are losing members, Margreta? How much will the NDP’s fortunes depend on what leader they chooose?
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I don’t think we’re losing members at all, Judith. In addition to overshooting the 1,000,000 million conversations target by something like 30K, we signed up thousands of new members. I’m looking into what the membership is at, presently and will let you know.
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If endorsements are any indication, it looks like Mulcair is going to take it. Peggy Nash’s support base, (largely consisting of Parkdale junkies)(trust me on that one…it’s a whole blog in itself) isn’t going to be enough to knock him back, I’m betting. Not that I care about anything to do with the NDP itself other than its impact on the…[Read more]
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If Mulcair gets it, the NDP may well be a bigger threat as they will try to move into traditional Liberal terrain. Hopefully the people will choose Liberal vs. imitation Liberal.
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Martin Showell posted an update 1 day, 15 hours ago
#Justice There is so, so much wrong with Bill C-10 commonly referred to as the Omnibus Crime bill:
. Mandatory sentencing takes away the ability for our judges to look at cases on an individual basis – to use compassion.
. Crime rates are dropping but this bill will put more people in jail – how does that make sense?
. It puts more people in…[Read more]-
For any interested…here is what I sent today to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs:
To: The Honourable Members of the Senate Standing Committee for Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Re: Bill C-10, Currently in Committee StageDear Madams and Sirs,
I write to you today as a concerned Canadian. No, not just…[Read more]
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Martin, what a splendid letter. Can we do somethng fuirthere with it? It is an excellent piece. As usual.
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Yes, Judith…write to the senators yourself! Let your voice be heard!
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don’t know where my reply to you went … but yes, I will and will send article, too.
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I will, Martin. There is some clarification re: certificates, trial in 2nd day, report in Ottawa Citizen. I have to go to work now, will send the article later …what a lot of homework you have done …
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Margreta Carr posted an update 1 day, 22 hours ago
Oh Harper, if only you weren’t so bloody obvious. #crimebill
“Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) has reached out to 48 states as part of a $250 million plan to own existing prisons and manage their operations. But in return CCA wants a 20-year contract and assurances that the state will keep the prisons at least 90%…[Read more]
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My gosh, what an absolute pox.
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Judith Lindsay Kellock posted an update 2 days, 11 hours ago
#ethics#policy
Let’s all go the Lobby …You might be interested in the following : statement from Duff Conacher, Democracy Watch: re: Lobbying :
“Over the next month or so, the federal Conservatives will decide whether to change the federal lobbying law to make it illegal, finally, to lobby the government in secret and in unethical ways.The…[Read more]-
I’ll believe it when I see it. Wondering what that means for the NCC… guessing they will remain immune to any investigation while our newly-discovered conspiracy of vegetarian terrorists for virgin forests will be given life sentences under the new Harper Omni-Mega-Pornography Bill.
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ps, glad you got a kick out of the ”troll droppings” comment Judith, please use it with pleasure. :)
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didn’t I just, Margreta!!!
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Marcelle Marion posted an update 2 days, 14 hours ago
The current situation is unprecedented and a definate wrong turn for Canada. I agree, we need to guide our country to a new way. It starts with understanding where we are. Let’s be clear, the issue is not Quebec separtism any more, it has not abandonned Canada but will in the the future if no one stands up. Rather it is a situation of Canada…[Read more]
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Divide, divide, divide. There is a perfect French term for that, but not, alas, printable. Darn.
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Richard McNamara posted an update 3 days, 4 hours ago
#communications I had a chance to listen to Justin Trudeau speaking about his statments relating to Quebec independance. Jack Layton is dead, so the Jack Layton vote will largely go back to ????? (not necessarly the LPC). I agree with his repeated point, that if Canadians continue to elect a government that positions itself as the Harperites…[Read more]
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I don’t really agree with that. It seems to me that if you love your country(whether you are French or English) then you don’t abandon it when times get hard or when it takes some wrong turns. You stay and help straighten it out. Justin Trudeau doesn’t want to see Quebec separate and neither does any other thinking person here. We really need…[Read more]
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Steven Harper gets 20+ years as PM, may be more than Quebeckers wanting out.
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that is what I was thinking. Where do you go when your country becomes unbearable. The Greeks are coming here … but if we become another Greece ….
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We need to concentrate on the present, not 20 years from now.If we (LPC)continue to work right now against the Harper Conservative’s present policies that are no good(even if it is pretty discouraging sometimes)and make every effort to enlighten and encourage the general public to help us with that, things will certainly be much better in 20…[Read more]
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Judith Lindsay Kellock posted an update 3 days, 6 hours ago
#justice: I am proposing an action that I understand most Liberals deplore. But I feel so strongly that here goes:
Please won’t you sign: http://www.harkatstatement.com/
to abolish security certificates. Drafted Post-9-11 in haste by the justice department, and publicly and learnedly decried by Reid Morden, these certificates are unecessary.…[Read more]-
Why would any Liberal NOT want to see these security certificates abolished? They don’t belong in a democratic society.
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Reid Morden wrote a very fine article on these draconian measures the first time they were announced. I will try to locate it. It’s very lively reading
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I remember when it was the Chretien Liberals who brought this legislation in…
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I am just about to hunt up the reference … but the first announcement was, if I am not crazy, immediately following 9-11. We cannot always agree with everything a Party does. There should be, within a Party framework, a ”loyal opposition” to a given policy or position … I don’t think this proposal will draw many fans, however.
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#justice ”The Right Balance” by a former CSIS director, Reid Morden, slammed Canada’s ”terror laws” http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep02/morden.pdf. If this is too long, I wrote a couple of brief commentaries which I wrote for a couple of puiblications and can send you, upon request.
I might prefer to send offline …
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As I mentioned in my comment below, I think there is confusion between the “Anti-Terrorism ACT” (C-36 – 2002) and “Security Certificates”. This article you reference (written in 2002) is all about the C-36 and does not mention security certificates.
If you look at this article:
http://www.cdfai.org/PDF/Blunt%20Instruments.pdf
written in…[Read more]
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Again, this is bill C-32 the “Anti-Terrorism Act – 2001″. Not to be confused with security certificates.
Yes C-32 was enacted by the Liberals but you must remember the times – the whole world was ‘terrified’ and these could justifiably be seen as “emergency measures”. To their credit, the Liberals included a sunset clause of 5 years. The…[Read more]
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I am not sure but I think there may be some confusion here between “Security Certificates” and the “Anti-terrorism Act”. I have been reading up on this issue today trying to decide whether I want to sign the suggested petition or not. To be honest, I’m still not sure…
One thing I uncovered is that Security Certificates have existed in Canada (in…[Read more]
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What a fantastic post, Martin. Thanks very much for providing context and information on an important topic.
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Heavens. I had no idea. I will put this in my notes. Thank goodness at least one of us is awake, Martin. Where would I be without you.
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It’s all a bit confusing, I’m afraid. What with the security certificates, and anti-terrorist act (C32), and now the crime omnibus bill (C10), and the new telecommunications privacy stuff (C30)…I’m having a very hard time keeping it all straight!
But think that may be their idea…keep us confused and keep us scared…and they think we’ll…[Read more]
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Hi, Martin: what a lot of research and thank you again! I noted in blunt instruments that the certificates could not initially at least be used against Canadian citizens.
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That is what it may be all about, Martin:
For me, the bogeyman is PM and in our front yard. But it well suit the PM’s purposes to make us afraid, veriy afraid, constantly afraid of muliple bogeymen, and very reliant on the PM to protect us, all the while threatening us himself. This godian knot is a double-whammy. I often feel it in my stomach.…[Read more]
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Judith Lindsay Kellock posted an update 3 days, 6 hours ago
We have bold plans for a bold new party with bold new ideas. These ideas don’t call for NDP ideas nor NDP mergers with the Liberal Party. Besides, Mr. Rae has already ruled out merging with the NDP …Eat your heart out …
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YAY Judith I’m completely with you on that. And judging by the thunderous applause and cheers, so was the Liberal Convention when Dalton McGuinty said of this merger business, ”Get behind us because we’re going forward with you or without you!”
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#cooperation
I’m completely onside with not merging with the NDP. Which is why I like the cooperation plan, because it calls for a ONE-TIME, limited scope cooperation in some ridings. Not all ridings, and not for more than the one time. Maybe you could try reading this so you can understand exactly what kind of thing is being contemplated,…[Read more]-
I beg your pardon, Jennifer. I had not read this. In fact, I will have to read it several times more. I n this context, my response was simplistic. I wonder if there is an FAQ that takes account of the subtleties. I also understand the course proposed is not without its risks. At any rate, I will save the article.
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Thank you very kindly, Judith. I like us being the party of evidence-based decision making, and being informed on an issue as best one can. So I truly appreciate your taking the time to read what is proposed, how it might work and alternatives to the plan. Thank you!!
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Jennifer,
It is I who thank you, as the French say. More down further re: FAQs …
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There is a FAQ on the Leadnow site, but it doesn’t get very far into the nuances of the thing. Did you have a specific question that I might have already uncovered an answer for? http://www.leadnow.ca/cooperation then scroll down.
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#website#liberal knowledge: Hi Jennifer, I will check with LeadNow. I don’t know if this appeals to you, but a Liberal recently told me that our FAQs should cover just about every question. If they don’t — and I have not read them all, maybe we should flag some new ones and post them with tag #Website#FAQs
Could we ask LeadNow to use some of…[Read more]-
Thanks, Judith. I expect the Liberal powers that be (because I don’t know who is in charge of content on the website) would be leery of putting up faqs on cooperation from a Liberal point of view, at this time. I can’t think of a question Leadnow hasn’t covered–although there are lots of questions, but those are best left to the discussions…[Read more]
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Absolutely no to any kind of merger but a resounding YES to some form of cooperation leading to a coalition that can then enact electoral reform.
As far as ”NDP ideas”…let’s not dismiss everything they say just because they are NDP. All ideas are worth looking and considering. That is part of being a Liberal in my opinion.
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Margreta Carr posted an update 3 days, 10 hours ago
Perhaps we could have a tag for discussions regarding the ”cooperation” issue being pushed by various groups like LeadNow and their NDP bias – and the eroding effect it is having on Liberal #membership.
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Although a strong supporter in the last election, I just joined the fed Liberals this week because of the Leadnow, hoping to encourage the same desire for strong cooperation between the Liberals and other parties. Cooperation would be an excellent topic!
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#cooperation. Excellent Robert. As both a Liberal for some years and a Leadnow volunteer, I appreciate not only your joining the Liberal party, but your coming on these boards to talk about it.
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I was disrespectful in my tag line, Jennifer, and I apologize. But I cannot help thinking that no champion equestrian went into the ring with his eye on the gate. I really think we have to be bold and getting bolder and grow up by ourselves. Would certain circumstances alter my position? Certainly. But let us first try to pull our bootstraps up by…[Read more]
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Fortunately for you, then Judith, I didn’t see you tag line (still don’t know what you’re talking about) so I’m not offended in the least :)
All champion equestrians don’t win every time out. Some champion equestrians go into the ring without a genuinely real chance of winning, although they convince themselves otherwise. This IS being…[Read more]
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Jennifer: I had intended my equestrian remarks for the # NDP coopeation thread. Unfortunately, I succeeded only at making myself look like an ass and not for the first time.I have read the Stuart article and filed it. I don’t understand how the comments work and likely never will …
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Hoping for some honest dialogue on the chances that the NDP would actually honour the deal – nothing in their history over the last 10 years suggests anything other than a concerted intention to take the place of the Liberal Party in Canadian politics.
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#cooperation Fantastic Margreta!
Funny, the NDP say the same about us. It is a concern, there’s no doubt about it. What I see as the solution is a completely open and transparent process, whereby the average voter (the Leadnow, and Occupy members at least) can clearly see what is agreed upon. I also think a fairly far out date as to when the…[Read more]
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To quote my friend (who is also a Liberal), ”a great idea but fraught with difficulties as it goes against the solipsistic party self-identities, but it is very much worth the try.” Seems to be the biggest obstacle in general.
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I don’t think cooperation of the sort Nathan Cullen is forwarding would work, for the reasons Jennifer Ross mentioned above – the leading party would be against it , and polls change fast. Moreover, I dislike the idea of not giving voters choice, and I’m not so sure it would necessarily work the way its expected to (I’ll say it right now, I…[Read more]
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Whoa, but I gave a solution to the partisanship of parties. Because people will see you have made an agreement, and breaking it will be seen as the pathetic grasp at power it is. And the polls will change even faster.
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The key word is “cooperation”. What that means exactly is still to be decided. But I would very much like the leaders of the NDP, the LPC and the Greens to sit down and at least talk about it. It may be as little as not attacking each other in the election but all focusing on attacking the CPC or as much as only putting one candidate out in some…[Read more]
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I’m so glad to see that others have this in mind too, and especially encouraged by the comment about voting Green or Conservative before voting NDP because that is exactly how I feel. And while I could harp endlessly on the cheap backstabbing and collusion with Harper I’d rather offer something of substance to everyone, and it is Stuart…[Read more]
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Great idea !
I agree
I can not see connected or high up in the party types going for it so I am doubtful but it would do the one thing most want it to if ever implemented
Myself I am of the mind and have written in support of it but again these days I can see one more general election where liberals replace ndp in numbers before it takes…[Read more] -
Hi, Shavluk,#merger, talks, NDP …
I must be losing my mind completely. Jennifer has already taken me to task for wrongly placing my comment on cooperation.. I always apologize, when I screw up.But I also don’t post very often,because I am not very fond of put-downs. I probably didn’t express my question to you clearly. It was nice of you to…[Read more]
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Hi again, Judith. Here in Kitchener-Waterloo, we had a meeting last Thursday night with people from each of the Liberals, NDP and Greens along with a representative from Leadnow, speaking to a room of about 80 people who were supporters from all parties and none (fairly evenly split–a bit less of NDP). I must say truthfully that I was astounded…[Read more]
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It’s amazing how the prospect of 10 or 15 more years of Harperism can concentrate the mind.
Many aren’t yet convinced of the need for cooperation, either within the LPC or the ndp, but they should give it some serious thought, if neither the ndp or LPC gain any serious traction against the CPC, over the next year or two.
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Heartening, Jennifer. That’s the way it’s spozed to be. Perhaps the non-spokespeople should be the spokespeople. Although how to manage that, I don’t know. Maybe the right spirit will just grow and grow …wonderful!D
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Thank you
And I will be nice ..LOL
I did not see this until nowIt good that people engage but as I say what with historic numbers for the ndp even if most of them have no clue it was only about the Sherbrooke Declaration ignored on purpose by media for harper I think ….that they are even where they are
And they wont ever go for it
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HI, Shavluk:
blessed 39 per cent … I wish I were a songwriter …39 per cent sounds just fine …
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By the way, if by eroding Liberal membership you mean the 1,814 new members courtesy of the Leadnow campaign, okay, lets erode Liberal memberships!
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I’ve spent a good deal of time researching this issue of #cooperation and benefited immensely from reading the considerations of people in a position to speak on this with clarity, objectivity and knowledge.
I would highly recommend that anyone advocating “cooperation” do the same. I posted a link to Stuart Parker’s “The Logistics of…[Read more]
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That is interesting Margreta, I read Stuart Parker’s ”The Logistics of Cooperation” and came to the exact opposite conclusion! I guess that is why we need to discuss issues and ideas – two intelligent people, presented with the same information, arrive at opposite conclusions!
I am not sure how you can call something “half-cocked” when so many…[Read more]
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Very well said, Martin.
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Fantastic :) I’m in Trinity-Spadina and hoping to offer as much help as possible, but the importance of recognising that it isn’t just geography can’t be stated strongly enough. Everybody across the country can do so much to get us to the win: simple things like “Like-ing” Grant’s facebook page, and the Toronto-Danforth federal riding page,…[Read more]